Country United States FIPS code 39-63366 Elevation 280 m Population 794 (2000) | Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) GNIS feature ID 1086788 Local time Tuesday 5:22 PM | |
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Weather 14°C, Wind W at 13 km/h, 52% Humidity Area 41.96 km² (40.92 km² Land / 104 ha Water) | ||
Pleasant Township is one of the fourteen townships of Perry County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 794 people in the township.
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Map of Pleasant Township, OH, USA
Geography
Located in the southeastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
No municipalities are located in Pleasant Township, although the unincorporated community of Moxahala lies in the township's north.
Name and history
Pleasant Township was established in 1850. It is one of fifteen Pleasant Townships statewide.
Government
The township is governed by a three-member board of trustees, who are elected in November of odd-numbered years to a four-year term beginning on the following January 1. Two are elected in the year after the presidential election and one is elected in the year before it. There is also an elected township fiscal officer, who serves a four-year term beginning on April 1 of the year after the election, which is held in November of the year before the presidential election. Vacancies in the fiscal officership or on the board of trustees are filled by the remaining trustees.